(a) A contractor asserting a claim of breach of contract under the Government Code, Chapter 2260, shall file notice of the claim as provided by this section.
(b) The notice of claim shall:
(1) be in writing and signed by the contractor or the contractor's authorized representative;
(2) be delivered by hand, certified mail return receipt requested, or other verifiable delivery service, to the officer of the department designated in the contract to receive a notice of claim of breach of contract under the Government Code, Chapter 2260; if no person is designated in the contract, the notice shall be delivered to the commissioner; and
(3) state in detail:
(c) The notice of claim shall be delivered no later than 180 days after the date of the event that the contractor asserts as the basis of the claim; provided, however, that a contractor shall deliver to the department notice of a claim that was pending before the department on August 30, 1999, no later than February 26, 2000.
Source Note: The provisions of this §1.1806 adopted to be effective November 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 11658